Barclays has got big plans for your small business in 2009 as they announce that they will be increasing their lending to SMEs by £1.5 billion.
This means that the pool available by Barclays for lending to small businesses will go from £15 billion to £16.5 billion.  The news follows weeks of pressure from the Government, […]

A new poll taken by the smallbusiness.co.uk website has shown that concerns are growing throughout small businesses in Britain that the Christmas period will be a very dreary one indeed.
The poll revealed that over a third of small businesses claimed that they had seen the worst Christmas trading ever, while a further 28 per cent […]

HBOS has agreed terms with the European Investment Bank today providing HBOS with a £250 million fund to aid small businesses that bank with them.  The move comes after the Government, who recently took control of the Royal Bank of Scotland, called for banks to follow in RBS’s footsteps and continue to lend to small […]

A source from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) believes that cash rich, well-run businesses will be in a strong position to gain market share and make acquisitions over the coming months.

Managing teams is tricky enough, but when you have a challenging manager to deal with as well - I guess you could do without it. But a structured approach can mean success for all sides.